Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 836

"You're a liar! You've been deceiving everyone from the start!" Kathleen snapped.

Madge met her glare. "It's true-I lost my memory. But lately, things have started coming back."

Not everything was clear yet, but Madge decided to prod Kathleen, see what she could get out of her.

She hadn't expected such a satisfying result.

"You... what are you trying to do?" Kathleen's voice wavered.

"So, everything I just said—you admit to it?" Madge pressed.

Kathleen averted her gaze. "I don't know what you're talking about..."

Just moments ago, she'd been furious, practically ready to lash out. Now she was dodging, unwilling to admit anything.

Madge didn't get angry. She just smiled and said lightly, "You claimed I was spoiled from the start, while you were the ugly duckling. Our parents loved me more, and Teague liked me too. Do you know why?"

The mention of Teague drew a flicker of humiliation and resentment across Kathleen's face.

"First of all, when it comes to Mom and Dad, I'm their biological daughter. You were adopted. But even with that, they never treated you poorly. You lived in comfort-whatever I had, they made sure you did too. In fact, you had more than most kids ever dream of."

matter how much we have, we always want

do you know?!" Kathleen shot back. "Maybe they never treated me badly, but they

not the lack that hurts-it's

they?" Madge countered calmly. "I'm their daughter by blood, after

caught in her

love their children equally, but

to what's truly their own. No one

and deliberate. "But that doesn't give you the right to resent them, or to hurt

let out

in

adopted another could you honestly say you'd never play favorites? Could you truly treat them both the same,

froze, caught off guard by the

you can't do it yourself, what makes you think you can demand it from Mom

never seem to know their place. They want things

fight for what was

"You're right," Kathleen said

laughter sharp and unhinged, "I'm not

about it son

one bom to them? Why was your life so blessed, while mine

flinch. "You're not really angry at fate. You're jealous. Someone right next to you-someone you could compare yourself to every day-always had more